STUDENT RESOURCES

About World Languages

Languages Available:

Arabic I-II Italian I-IV

French I-IV Japanese I-III

German I-II Spanish I-IV **Independent study in a foreign language (L959) is
offered by individual appointment.

The offerings for this group seek to promote students'
intercultural and international understanding. A student receives College
Studies credit for only two offerings within this distribution group.* Students
may choose World Language courses or study a region and understand its cultures
in the Area Studies courses. Students planning to study abroad should consult
early with their advisors about how best to prepare in terms of the courses in
this category.

Students may take two sequenced World Language
courses, or take one course in World Languages and one course in Area Studies,
or take two courses in Area Studies. Students must take consecutive levels of
the same language to satisfy the World Languages requirements; for example, a
student cannot take Spanish I and French I.

An exception to the sequencing rule can be given if:

a student places
into a higher-level language course (e.g. German 201) and no course at a more
advanced level is routinely offered at the university. In these instances, a
student will be allowed to take different language courses at different levels
(e.g. German 201 and French 101).

a student takes a
101-level course and no 201-level course is routinely offered. In these
instance, a student will be able to take different language courses at the 101
level (e.g. Chinese 101 and Spanish 101).

Students who are unsure about which level of language
course they should register for can schedule a diagnostic assessment with a
language instructor. If you studied a language in high school, please use the
following guidelines to determine which college-level courses to take:

No
previous study, or one (1) year of a foreign language: 101 course

Two -four (2-4) years of study: 201 course

There will be an in-class
assessment at the beginning of the semester to make sure that students are
placed appropriately. The language program reserves the right to decide on
students’ placement at this stage.

Because the College Studies
program serves to broaden a student's global perspective, students who are
native speakers of one of the languages presently offered must study a
different language or take Area Studies courses to fulfill this category.

Challenge exams in a foreign
language can only be taken for those courses presently offered at the
University.

*Engineering students take one Area Studies/ World
Languages class, and so only need one semester of a language class at any level.

Study
Abroad:Students planning to study abroad should plan to
take at least one semester of the language of their destination country before
departure. It is best to study the language as close as possible to the
semester you will be spending abroad. For more information, contact the Study Abroad
office.

Learning
and Advising CenterPeer tutors for languages are available at the
Learning and Advising Center. Tutors can help with grammar and content as well
as conversation. To make an appointment to see a tutor, contact the Learning
and Advising Center.